Fraizer Campbell says media work with Manchester United is keeping him busy after hanging up his playing boots

Fraizer Campbell has revealed he is now working regularly with Manchester United on MUTV, Foundation projects and some coaching with Huddersfield Town.

The former Sunderland, Tottenham, Crystal Palace and Cardiff City forward is spending more time with his family while combining media work with coaching, but admits his post-playing routine still brings him back to Old Trafford on a frequent basis.

Campbell, 38, told The Echo: “On the side, I've been doing a bit of media work – I do a lot of stuff in Manchester, Man United, the Foundation, MUTV, some Malaysian TV channels reporting on games, a bit of Sky. So yeah, I'm keeping busy. I'm doing a bit of coaching as well down at Huddersfield – that's where I'm from – just a bit of finishing with the under-18s. They think it's for them, but it's really just for me.”

Campbell says that as much as he is enjoying this new chapter, the memories and emotions tied to his Sunderland spell remain powerful. His time at the Stadium of Light brought some of the highest highs of his career – but also his biggest regret owing to injury-blighted stint at the club.

“Yeah, everyone always asks me, what was your favourite club that you played at? And I give the same answer every time – Sunderland was definitely one of my favourite places to be,” he said. “But it was the best place for me and the worst at the same time, like you mentioned. We had a great dressing room – there were 10, 12 English lads that got on really well, were out for meals together, nights out, holidays, things like that.

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“So we had a great team spirit. But then, in the next breath, I was injured for 18 months up there. So it was probably the worst part of my football career in terms of actually playing football. The games – they beat Chelsea away at Stamford Bridge like they did this season – and I remember sitting at home watching it with a knee brace on, just gutted that I wanted to be there with the team. So it was great and it was bad at the same time. But it's football, and I think off the back of that injury, it made me appreciate football a lot more and look after my body a bit better. So it was a blessing and a curse at the same time.”

“At the minute, I'm enjoying my time at home with the family,” Campbell added regarding life having now retired from playing via Casino.org, the popular resource known for helping Brits find the best online casinos in the UK. “I think people outside of football don't realise how many sacrifices you make – the things you miss, even just little things like being able to pick the kids up from school. You don't always get the opportunity. So I've been doing that for the last few years now.”

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